New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor|Commentary
By Hilarie Bass | March 30, 2018
Sadly, our profession is falling short when it comes to well-being. Law firms need to emphasize that mental health is an indispensable part of a lawyer's competence and work to educate lawyers on mental health and addiction issues.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Daniel Greenberg | March 20, 2018
I was pleased to read that Columbia and NYU are in the top 10 in the US News and World Report's rankings of the nation's law schools. It is also significant that CUNY Law School ranked third in the nation for its clinical programs.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lewis Rossenberg | March 6, 2018
Although not winning an Oscar for the Frontline documentary film about Abacus Bank's prosecution by D.A. Vance, the David & Goliath story of a neighborhood Chinese immigrant bank's successful defense of questionable charges brought by D.A. Vance's powerful office remains compelling.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jonathan Reyes-Colon | February 23, 2018
Forget the paychecks, the titles and positions and all the perks that come with being a lawyer. The true value of what I have chosen to be—and the significance of a career that is dedicated to serving others—lies in small but powerful moments such as the half-hour I spent with Mr. Rivera.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Alan Scheinkman | February 15, 2018
Whether and when the appellate court may properly consider such developments, which are perforce outside the record, is vexing where the welfare of a child is at stake.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Peter Tom | February 15, 2018
We can start by acknowledging that Sheila Abdus-Salaam had a storied career, but it did not come easy. The laurels which she so richly deserved were hard-earned after many challenges and difficulties.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Roger Bennet Adler | February 13, 2018
Dick Farrell, who died this month at age 80, was Brooklyn to his core. He had no trappings of a Manhattan "Limousine Liberal." What you saw was what you got, no pretense or phoniness.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lucas A. Ferrara | February 7, 2018
A recent column on the dismissal of 'Maddicks v. Big City Realty', for failure to establish the CPLR 901(a) prerequisites of commonality and superiority is misleading in several respects.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sharon Stern Gerstman | January 31, 2018
Just as grants on other topics legitimately go to New Yorkers via the budgets and programs of multiple state agencies, it is completely appropriate for the Judiciary to operate in a similar manner regarding civil legal services to New Yorkers in need of these services.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lewis Rosenberg | January 30, 2018
The mainly upstate district attorneys who oppose bail reform base their objections on a "push back" on achieving a "disposition on the alleged crime." This latter point admits that incarceration pressures the indigent to plead guilty.
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